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Volume 16 |
Volume 16 | Cultures In Conflict |
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How do you live in a culture where the worldview conflicts with Christianity? Learn from Paul as he presents his beliefs to the most powerful court in Athens and settles among the Greco-Romans of Corinth, who valued wealth and class, worship of mu... MORE
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16.1 | Engaging the Mind: Paul in the Stoa of Athens |
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The people of the Bible lived in temple-building cultures. Temples provided pagan gods with a place to live, keeping them close to the people who worshiped them. Even Israel did the same – first Solomon, then Nehemiah and Zerubbabel, and eve... MORE
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16.2 | Engaging the Heart: Paul Before the Areopagus |
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When the disciples arrived with Jesus in Jerusalem, they marveled at the unbelievable beauty of the Lord’s temple. According to the Bible, the original temple built by Solomon was also absolutely stunning. And yet, in both cases it wasn't en... MORE
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16.3 | Turning Weakness Into Strength |
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16.4 | The Lord's Supper: Discerning the Body |
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16.5 | Transforming the Chaos |
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Volume 15 | A Clash of Kingdoms |
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A Clash of Kingdoms02:42:45 minutes
Like the Roman Empire, today’s governments or organizations can become centered on power and believe their messages are the “good news.” As Christians, we’re called to proclaim God’s name in all the earth (1 Chronicle... MORE
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15.1 | The Gospel of Caesar |
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The Gospel of Caesar00:32:01 minutes
Followers of Jesus believe that the Bible contains the inspired revelation of the Creator of the universe. “Gospel” is the word that’s often used – the good news that God is redeeming a broken world through His So... MORE
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15.2 | The Believers |
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The Believers00:30:45 minutes
The Jews of Jesus’ day lived in homes meant to house an entire extended family, with several rooms situated around a common courtyard. A family’s home in that patriarchal society was known as a “beth ab,” which means, &ldqu... MORE
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15.3 | The Powers of Darkness |
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The Powers of Darkness00:32:15 minutes
Jesus came with a unique message, preaching to the Jewish people that “the kingdom of heaven has come near” (Matthew 4:17). But from the beginning, there was another king who hates the shalom that God creates and loves life’... MORE
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15.4 | The Philippian Jailer |
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At one point during his ministry, the Apostle Paul was at the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. He was accused by some Jews of bringing a Gentile into the courts where only Jews were allowed. He hadn’t, but they thought he did and a riot started. W... MORE
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15.5 | Confronting the Empire |
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Confronting the Empire00:33:22 minutes
Paul’s missionary journeys were generally marked by conflict. Sometimes, his message clashed with the Jews, who were often skeptical about Jesus or jealous of Paul’s success. Even more often, Paul’s teaching angered the governing... MORE
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Volume 14 |
Volume 14 | The Mission of Jesus |
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The Mission of Jesus2:36:35 minutes
It’s easy to think of the Bible as a collection of short stories, but each one makes up a greater story – one story of a God who created the universe and entrusted it to His human partners to care for it. They were unfai... MORE
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Lesson 14.1 | Capernaum: Jesus Binds the Evil One |
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Capernaum: Jesus Binds the Evil One32:33 minutes
Jesus left heaven to be born in a filthy shepherd’s stable, as if to say, “I’ll leave heaven to enter the brokenness of your world.” Much of His teaching ministry, though, took place in a very different sort ... MORE
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Lesson 14.2 | Decapolis: The Other Side - Jesus and the Man from the Tombs |
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Lesson 14.3 | Crucifixion: The Coronation of a King |
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Crucifixion: The Coronation of a King28:48 minutes
The Colosseum in Rome is famous for many reasons, not least of which because it was built by the spoils of war from the destruction of Jerusalem, the military defeat of the Jews. In the Roman world, it was assumed that if Caesar was... MORE
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Lesson 14.4 | Ascension: The King Takes His Throne |
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Ascension: The King Takes His Throne31:51 minutes
It was customary in the Roman world to consider the emperor a divine being. New emperors would claim this status because they believed that when the previous ruler died, he would ascend to heaven to be seated among the gods, making ... MORE
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Lesson 14.5 | Pentecost: God Changed His Address |
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Pentecost: God Changed His Address31:43 minutes
After His resurrection, Jesus spent about 40 days with His followers in Jerusalem and back in the Galilee region, where they had received much of their training. He explained that after His ascension to heaven, He would send them a ... MORE
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Lesson 13.1 | Abraham and Sarah and Three Strangers |
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Abraham and Sarah and Three Strangers32:43 minutes
When the Israelites left Egypt and began their journey with God to the Promised Land, how much did they know of their past history? Some, like Moses' parents, seemed to have retained a knowledge and faith in the God of their fathers, but the Bible... MORE
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Lesson 13.2 | Israel at Sinai: The First Great Commission |
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Israel at Sinai: The First Great Commission33:29 minutes
In the beginning, God created magnificent beauty and order out of absolute chaos, "tohu vebohu," in Hebrew. When humanity rebelled, the world began a long progression of slipping back into that chaos. Yet God wasn't finished; He decided... MORE
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Lesson 13.3 | Jesus Renews His Mission: Seeking the Lost |
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Jesus Renews His Mission: Seeking the Lost30:33 minutes
Sheep and shepherds were so much a part of the Biblical world, it's no wonder Jesus uses the imagery as a metaphor in several of His teachings. The shepherds of His day knew every one of the animals in their flock by sight and spent their lives pr... MORE
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Lesson 13.4 | The Lost Son: In a Far Country |
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The Lost Son: In a Far Country30:55 minutes
Of all the parables Jesus told, the one we call "The Prodigal Son" is possibly the most famous. In the story, a younger son demands his inheritance from his father and leaves the family behind, taking his riches to a far country. The imp... MORE
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Lesson 13.5 | The Seeking Father: The Lost Son Returns |
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The Seeking Father: The Lost Son Returns32:00 minutes
Throughout His ministry, Jesus' compassion for sinners and those considered unclean raised the eyebrows of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. God's word warned His people not to touch any unclean thing, and they could not understand why Je... MORE
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Volume 11 |
Lesson 11.1 | The Way of the Essenes |
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The Way of the Essenes29:58 minutes
At times, God chose to use the harsh reality of life in the desert near the Promised Land as a practical teaching tool to mold and shape His people. The Essenes went willingly into this wasteland to allow Him to do just that: to teach them His wor... MORE
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Lesson 11.2 | The Way of John the Baptist |
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Lesson 11.3 | Into the Desert to Be Tested |
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During their forty years of testing in the desert, God continued to teach and shape the Israelite nation. By the time they entered the Promised Land, a new generation had formed, a people who obeyed and trusted God with all their heart, soul, and ... MORE
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Volume 11 |
Lesson 11.4 | The Last Passover |
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In the story of God making Himself known to His people, Passover is a foundational element. As the continuation of this redemptive process, the Lord's Supper finds its most profound meaning when taken in the context of Passover imagery. In this le... MORE
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Lesson 11.5 | The Fifth Cup: Our Way of Hope |
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The Passover Sedar employs four symbolic cups to help the Jews remember the miraculous ways that God delivered His people from the hand of Pharaoh. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus asked the Father to take away the cup placed before Him, a "... MORE
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Volume 10 |
Lesson 10.1 | Build Me a Sanctuary |
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Build Me a Sanctuary00:20:55 minutes
When the tabernacle was established among the Israelites, God came and lived among His people. Its design, construction, and function revealed much of His character, which proved to be completely unlike that of any gods the people had ever known. ... MORE
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Lesson 10.2 | Making Space for God |
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Making Space for God00:32:06 minutes
God desired a people who would partner with Him in "making space" to reveal Himself to a broken world. The detailed patterns and plans for the tabernacle not only illustrated the kind of care and devotion He wanted to display to His peop... MORE
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Lesson 10.3 | He Led Them Like a Shepherd |
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He Led Them Like a Shepherd00:29:18 minutes
Psalm 78 says that God led his people Israel "like sheep through the desert." Their wanderings through the Sinai provide a striking image of God's leading in our lives today. In this lesson, you will follow God's people through this barr... MORE
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Lesson 10.4 | By Every Word - Striking the Rock |
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By Every Word - Striking the Rock00:26:52 minutes
Interestingly, when God chose a person to lead His people out of Egypt by the power of His word, He chose Moses, a man with a speech impediment. In this lesson, consider the implications of allowing His strength to work in weakness as you discover... MORE
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Volume 7 |
Lesson 7.1 | Run! The Passion of Elijah |
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Run! The Passion of Elijah00:21:47 minutes
As the gospel of Jesus spread across a Gentile world unfamiliar with the teachings and culture of the Jews, the early church faced an interesting challenge %u2013 meeting different cultures in their own context to demonstrate the redeeming power o... MORE
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Lesson 7.2 | Learning to Walk Like Jesus - Paul's Journey to Rome |
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Learning to Walk Like Jesus - Paul's Journey to Rome00:22:46 minutes
After meeting Jesus on the Damascus Road, Paul dedicated the rest of his life to sharing the gospel with anyone and everyone. He soon became one of the major leaders in the early church, focusing much of his effort on reaching out to the Gentiles.... MORE
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Lesson 7.3 | An Unlikely Disciple |
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An Unlikely Disciple00:22:39 minutes
The apostle Paul was no stranger to the duties of a rabbi, having studied under one of the most famous rabbis in Israel before becoming one himself. He understood exactly what Jesus meant before His ascension, when He commanded the church to go ou... MORE
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Lesson 7.4 | Why Christians Suffer - The Weight of Gethsemane |
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Why Christians Suffer - The Weight of Gethsemane00:23:16 minutes
Jesus told His disciples that anyone who wished to follow Him would have to take up his own cross. Many of the early believers did just that, willingly following in their rabbi's footsteps even when it meant certain death. Count their cost as you ... MORE
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Lesson 7.5 | Don't Forget Us |
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Don't Forget Us00:23:46 minutes
In his letter to the Corinthian church, Paul wrote that the body of Christ is a unit made up of many parts and when one part suffers, the whole body suffers along with it. Are you aware of the suffering of brothers and sisters, both in your own ex... MORE
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Lesson 6.1 | When the Rabbi Says "Come" |
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When the Rabbi Says "Come"00:28:07 minutes
For a first century Jew, to follow a rabbi meant to "be covered with the dust of his feet." When Jesus called His disciples, it was implied that they would begin this process of becoming like Him by following closely in His footsteps. Tr... MORE
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Lesson 6.2 | When the Rabbi Says "Go" |
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When the Rabbi Says "Go"00:21:27 minutes
Most of Jesus' ministry was spent in Jewish communities, proclaiming the good news of God's kingdom to the people of Israel. His greater intention, though, was for His Jewish followers to bring this message to the Gentile world around them, a worl... MORE
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Lesson 6.3 | The Presence of God - A Countercultural Community |
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The Presence of God - A Countercultural Community00:23:38 minutes
When the believers began to bring the message of the gospel to the world of the Gentiles, they quickly realized that their faith made them extremely countercultural. How would they explain the good news in places where they couldn't engage in the ... MORE
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Lesson 6.4 | Living Stones |
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Living Stones00:21:27 minutes
When questioned about his message, Paul tells the Athenians that the one and only God "does not live in temples made with hands" (Acts 17:24). Naturally, anyone who was curious about Jesus in the Greco-Roman world would ask the early bel... MORE
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Lesson 6.5 | The Very Words of God |
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The Very Words of God00:30:51 minutes
In ancient times, people craved words of counsel and knowledge from their gods. The city of Didyma in what is now modern-day Turkey functioned as one of three main oracles, places where ordinary people would travel to hear advice and predictions o... MORE
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The City of PergamumPergamum, at one time the capital city of the Roman province of Asia Minor, was known for its spectacular architecture and many beautiful temples dedicated to a variety of gods. The apostle John wrote a letter to the Christians...
MORETHE PEOPLE OF THE PALM BRANCHThe history of impassioned defense of freedom and the right to serve God alone was vivid in the collective memory of the people of Jesus' day. Only 150 years earlier, the deeply religious supporters of the Hasmonaeans ...
MORE'%uFFFDIsrael's God, means "I am" or "I am what I am," indicating that God is completely self-determined, dependent on no one for his being or power. The most sacred and holy name of God; other references to the divine as God, ...
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